HMPV Cases in India: The world was still recovering from the devastation of COVID-19 when a new virus from China, HMPV, created a stir globally. An eight-month-old baby in a hospital in Bengaluru ...

HMPV leads to flu-like symptoms and typically affects the upper respiratory system, though it can occasionally cause lower respiratory infections. Check state-wise list of cases reported so far ...

Three infants in Karnataka and Gujarat tested positive for Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), marking the first reported cases of this respiratory virus in India. The Union health ministry assured the ...

HMPV was estimated in 2018 to of killed at least 11,000 kids under the age of 5 while the similar respiratory syncytial virus -- or RSV -- kills an estimated 60,000 children globally each year.

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While cases are climbing in China, the situation is very different from what it was when Covid-19 emerged five years ago, medical experts say. HMPV has circulated in humans for decades.

hMPV tends to hit hardest in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. A virologist explains. hMPV is likely one of the viruses making us sick this winter.